abreyu Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Hi, I'm looking for a tiny board with eth and wireless. My first choice is Orange Pi Zero but I'm worried about thermal issue. Any cheap alternative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidol Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 The Orange Pi One runs really cool, but needs a USB-Wifi-Dongle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreyu Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 thank you, any idea for a complete solution with also wifi on board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinayotte Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 40 minutes ago, abreyu said: thank you, any idea for a complete solution with also wifi on board? One of my prefered boards is OPiPCPlus, but there is also OPiPlus2E and many others ! It all depends of what is your use-case ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreyu Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 I'm already using boards like banana pi r1, olimex a10 and raspberry pi3. I just want a small board to use like web server with eth and wl, tiny and cheap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinayotte Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 1 hour ago, abreyu said: I just want a small board to use like web server with eth and wl, tiny and cheap... The board size usually prevent having both eth and wl on the same board... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreyu Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 I see, so if I want to use a dongle the best choice is Orange Pi One? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinayotte Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 35 minutes ago, abreyu said: the best choice is Orange Pi One? Right ! ... or some of the NanoPi too ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidol Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 31 minutes ago, martinayotte said: Right ! ... or some of the NanoPi too ... Yes - the NanoPi Neo LTS (get the 512MB version for around $14.99 - for $9.99 you do get only get the 256MB version) https://www.friendlyarm.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=132 But what is cheap for you? And is cheap good? For some few more $ you could get a board with better support and less heat problems - like the Orange PC (H3) and PC2 (H5) and these got the double Ram = 1GB and more USB-Ports....and they arent bigger than a normal Raspberry Pi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreyu Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 By cheap I mean under 20$, absolutely not over 25$... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinayotte Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 2 hours ago, abreyu said: By cheap I mean under 20$, absolutely not over 25$... OPiPCPlus is under $25 if you don't include shipping fee : https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32668618847.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacBreaker Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 I would suggest the orange pi zero plus with extension board. H5 Prozessor 512 MB RAM 3x USB 2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Onboard WiFi SPI Flash Runs for me very reliable for over 2 years under Debian Stretch. No thermal problems... running without exclosure on myside... I use it for: websites/webservice, pihole, openvpn, oscam server ... below 50 degrees Celsius. It's around 19,45€ including delivery to Europe (where i'm living). https://de.aliexpress.com/item/32851197198.html?spm=a2g0x.12010612.8148356.9.1be67144SgjLnC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreyu Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 what about temperature? any throttle issue with this board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacBreaker Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Quote what about temperature? any throttle issue with this board?w no no, not about 68-72 degrees Celsius at my maximum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreyu Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 On 10/9/2019 at 10:48 AM, MacBreaker said: I would suggest the orange pi zero plus with extension board. H5 Prozessor It's around 19,45€ including delivery to Europe (where i'm living). https://de.aliexpress.com/item/32851197198.html?spm=a2g0x.12010612.8148356.9.1be67144SgjLnC the deal seemes to be finished. I'm not able to find any other pi zero h5+eth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacBreaker Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Yes, i've take a look yesterday, but there was no item any more. I would mail to them and ask when it will be again on stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreyu Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 at the end I've chosen opi one h3 512MB and opi zero plus h5 512MB, thank you to everybody :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidol Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 2 hours ago, abreyu said: I've chosen opi one h3 512MB Thats a good choice - does run very stable 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werner Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Indeed it does. In first place I had an OrangePi Zero but followed @Igors advice to get an OrangePi One. Running very stable. Though it always depends on the designated use. If you plan to do anything that involves (more than average) cryptographics go for an arm64 platform like the OrangePi Zero Plus featuring an 64bit quad H5. I added this one recently to my collection and is running fine as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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